At Sen. Brown’s Urging, USPS Announces that the Dalton Avenue Processing Center in Cincinnati Will Remain Open
Postal Employee News – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Dalton Ave mail processing and distribution center will remain open. Brown has repeatedly lobbied the USPS to save jobs and maintain service in southwest Ohio. The processing center currently employs 2,000 workers.
“This is great news for southwest Ohio and particularly the more than 2,000 workers at the facility,” Brown said. “I will continue working to ensure workers keep their jobs and that the same high-quality service that so many Ohioans depend on continues.”
In October 2011, Brown joined U.S. Representatives Steve Chabot (R-OH), and Jean Schmidt (R-OH) in writing to USPS Postmaster General highlight the importance of Cincinnati’s Dalton Avenue mail processing and distribution center, requesting detailed criteria used when considering closures and realignments of Ohio mail processing and distribution centers.